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Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, February 24, 1966
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Stop the Presses
The Viet Nam conflict has
focused the national spotlight on
a subject of mounting contro
versy—treason.
A growing public hostility
toward the sandals and sweat
shirt set and their pacifistic
placards is currently being wit
nessed as the American casualty
list in Southeast Asia continues
to increase.
There has been a good deal of
talk about restricting the actions
of anti-Viet Nam demonstrators
and now a congressman from this
very area has formally intro
duced a bill and constitutional
amendment to that effect in the
House.
Representative Olin Teague’s
proposed bill provides a $10,000
fine, ten years imprisonment, or
both, for anyone who, “without
authority of the United States
during a period of war or armed
conflict, knowingly contributes,
solicits, collects, or disburses
money or anything of value di
rectly or indirectly for the ene
mies of the United States.’’
These provisions of the pro
posed measure may not shake too
- By Lani Presswood —
many people up but try this on
for size:
“The bill also makes it unlaw
ful to make public speeches and
lectures or to publicly picket,
parade, rally or similarly demon
strate against any lawful meas
ure of the United States related
to the conduct of such armed con
flict if such activities give aid
or encouragement to the enemies
of the United States and if they
are done with intent to interfere
with the successful prosecution
by the United States of any
armed conflict in which its is en
gaged.”
Now I feel sure that Teague’s
motives are just ones, and that
the decorated veteran really be
lieves that such legislation will
actually benefit the country.
All this is well and good but
let’s take a closer look at the
implications of his proposed bill.
Though war has not been de
clared, public protests against a
governmental military operation,
even in the forms of speeches or
pickets, would be grounds for
prosecution.
To me, this bill seems to strike
at the very heart of the American
system—the freedom to dissent.
Those soldiers giving their lives
in Viet Nam are supposed to be
doing so to defend a set of cher
ished principles Americans pro
fess to believe in, and surely this
freedom is one of the most basic
of these principles.
If the man in the street loses
his right to speak out on a sub
ject which is still being hotly
debated in Congress itself, how
much further does a government
have to go to be classified as a
police state?
Teague contends that “it is not
only proper—BUT NECESSARY
—that we restrain the beatnik
types and the pseudo-intellectuals
who insist that the constitution
permits them to give aid and en
couragement to our enemies and
thereby further endanger the
lives of those who are called upon
to sacrifice so much for the
nation.”
this may sound good from the
podium at a July 4th political
rally but it reflects a serious
oversimplification and gross dis
tortion of a vital issue which
affects very one of us.
Of Mice and Men
By Herky Killingsworth
Can you imagine a guy that
would drive 150 miles just to
give his girl an engagement ring,
even if he had to wake her up
and propose to her in pin curlers.
Well, I know an Aggie who
actually did that last night and
it just proves that spring must
be here.
Flowers will now soon begin
hatching out of those bulbs, mo
del airplane motors will roar in
the sky, and the birds and bees
will begin doing whatever it is
birds and bees do.
I realize these last few days
have been miserable. It’s easy
to remember when you have a
car in some bar-ditch between
SMU and Aggieland, lost to the
fury of the weatherman’s icy
roads.
But think back, wasn’t it only
Sunday that the sun-bathers
drug out their faded beachwear
and headed for the Brazos ?
Yes, springtime must be here.
And with spring comes that little
old bug, the love insect. The
love bug was present when that
Aggie drove the 150 miles to
sacrifice his life to washing
dishes and emptying the trash
can. What else could explain it?
Soon the highways will be cov
ered with Aggies looking for bet
ter hunting grounds in search of
dears. A few mooses may be
caught instead, but that little
bug shows no mercy in love and
marriage.
Those highways won’t only be
hot with Aggies leaving this
place, but importation will also
begin. Females, stupid but brave,
blinding Sully with flashbulbs,
will venture onto our dear cam
pus “innocently” questioning
the Aggies behavior.
When you walk down the side
walk and see at least two females
on the same block, you know its
the balling season. It’s the Fish
ball, Sophomore Ball, Civilian
Ball, Pan-American Ball, Com
bat Ball, Ring Dance, and we
can’t forget the Boot Dance, plus
a few.
How many Aggies will bite
the dust during the season and
take that final step ? Who’ll
be the next in your dorm? Write
“Dear Herky” or phone IL8-8996
for details.
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EDITOR GLENN DROMGOOLE
Associate Editor Larry Jerden
Managing Editor Tommy DeFrank
Sports Editor Gerald Garcia
News Editor Dani Presswood
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CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
Sound Off
“I fed this bird on th’ window ledge and I guess word got
out!”
Editor,
The Battalion:
We would like to urge the en
tire student body to vote for Jim
Baldauf for chairman of the Sen
ate Issues Committee on Tues
day, March 1.
Jim’s interest in issues which
concern the students of Texas
A&M University has been demon
strated many times. That he has
the conviction to support his be
liefs, and the beliefs of his fellow
students, was demonstrated by
his organization of the off-cam
pus Johnny Cash show the night
of Bonfire.
Jim’s participation in the Uni
versity Honors Program, Con
temporary Arts Committee and
the Liberal Arts Council show
he is a very responsible and dy
namic person.
Go to the MSC Tuesday, March
1, and vote Jim Baldauf chairman
of the Senate Issues Committee.
Craig Buck ’66
Jerry Lummus ’66
Ken Yanek ’67
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Editor’s Note: The following
statements were contained in a
letter written to College Sta
tion Cong. Olin E. Teague from
Edgar M. “Pop” Buell, area co
ordinator in North Laos.
We happen to be living in a
country where the people have
great respect for their chiefs ani
superiors. We are also living ii
a country where the people havt
great respect for any America!
not only showing their appreciat
ion for what they have doneii
the last five years fighting Com
munists, but also knowing that
America and the Free World is
their only salvation.
In all my time of working ii
North Loas I have never sect
these people show their apprecii
tion and thankfulness to ta;
Americans as much as they 1
you and Cong. Daddario. Thii
was the first time that any rep
resentatives of our United State
government had ever made ar
appearance in North Laos It
weigh the problems and to sk
what was being done. It matt
these people feel for the fint
time that we few Americans who
are working in North Laos hat
real representation behind us ii
Washington .... I am sure that
you and Cong. Daddario sawtht
vital importance of ... . actual;
getting out in the field—not oil;
for one or two hours at a tint
but spending days and nighti
with the people whom we ait
supporting and asking to fight
for us.
Thanks to you all from the hi
people of North Laos.
Edgar M. “Pop” Buell
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